Alan Solomont is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and political activist. For many years, he was a leading provider of eldercare in New England. As founder and CEO of the A•D•S Group, he helped to build a broad and innovative network of post-acute, eldercare services. In 1996, the A•D•S Group was sold to the Multicare Companies, which is now a part of Genesis Health Ventures. Today, Mr. Solomont is Chairman of Solomont Bailis Ventures, whose mission is to launch new and innovative health and eldercare ventures. One of these ventures, HouseWorks, is committed to helping seniors remain independent in their own homes.

Mr. Solomont is a Director of the Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, Aveta, Inc., a Medicare Advantage company and of PolyMedica Corporation, a leading supplier of diabetic testing equipment.  He is a Managing Member of Angel Healthcare Investors, LLC and a director of two private companies, Allegiance Hospice Company and SchoolSports, Inc.

Active for many years in the Democratic Party, Mr. Solomont was chosen by President Clinton and Vice President Gore to serve as National Finance Chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in 1997. Under his leadership, the DNC raised over $40 million. Mr. Solomont has held many other volunteer positions in the Democratic Party including delegate to the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Democratic National Conventions, National Chairman of the Democratic Business Council, Treasurer of the Massachusetts Democratic Party and Chairman of the DNC’s Battleground Victory Fund in 2004.  Mr. Solomont was a key member of John Kerry’s finance team during the presidential campaign in 2004.

In 2000, Mr. Solomont was named by President Clinton to serve on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service. The Corporation oversees three national service initiatives: AmeriCorps, the National Senior Service Corps and Learn & Serve America.  He has held a number of leadership positions on the Board, including Chair of the Grants Management Task Force, Chair of the Management Committee and Vice Chair of the Board.

In addition to his business and political pursuits, Mr. Solomont is a volunteer and supporter of many community institutions and charitable organizations. He is Vice Chairman of Boston Medical Center and Chairman of Boston Medical Center’s Capital Campaign Committee. He is Chairman of the Board of Hebrew Senior Life, a leading, not-for-profit eldercare organization serving Greater Boston and the immediate past Chairman of the Board of Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston.  Mr. Solomont is also a member of the Boards of the Jewish Fund for Justice, the New Israel Fund, Israel Policy Forum, and Families USA. He is a trustee of his alma mater, Tufts University, where he chairs the Board of Overseers of the University College of Citizenship and Public Service. Last fall, Mr. Solomont was a visiting instructor at Tufts, and he taught a political science seminar on the Clinton Presidency.

Mr. Solomont has been honored by numerous organizations including the Israel Policy Forum, the Arthritis Foundation, the Anti-Defamation League, the Massachusetts Long Term Care Foundation, Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly, the Jewish Fund for Justice and Rofeh International. In 1993, he was named Healthcare Entrepreneur of the Year in New England by INC Magazine, and in 1994, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

Mr. Solomont received a B.A. from Tufts University in 1970 in Political Science and Urban Studies.  He pursued independent studies abroad as a Thomas J. Watson Fellow and later earned a B.S. in Nursing from the University of Lowell.  He is married to Susan Lewis, who is a Senior Advisor at The Philanthropic Initiative where she advises individuals, foundations and corporations on strategic philanthropy. They live in Weston, Massachusetts and have two daughters, Stephanie, age 14, and Becca, age 19.